User talk:Russavia/Veto

It is said in this article, that "On 16 February 1946, Andrei Gromyko, the first Soviet Permanent Representative to the UN, cast a veto on a request from the Lebanese and Syrian delegations".

This is totally untrue, since I have here under my eyes the minutes of the United Nations' Security Council held during the examination of the Syrian and Lebanese question, and this is Mr. Vychinsky, representative of the USSR who cast the veto.

Moreover, the article also states that :"The Soviet veto, in effect, supported the continued presence of foreign forces in Lebanon and Syria". This is totally false!!!! The Soviet Union's veto had indeed been cast, because the USSR'S representative wanted an immediate withdrawal of the French and English troops, he did absolutely not support the continued presence of foreign forces in Lebanon and Syria.

For further informations:

http://documents.un.org/simple.asp The meetings on the topic were the 19th-23rd meetings.